The Confessional( 1976)

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The Devil in Priest's clothing!

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Also known as 'The Confessional', another of Pete Walkers's critiques of institutional hypocrisy, in which a troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed that he will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, just to get close to her.

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Anthony Sharp
Father Xavier Meldrum
Susan Penhaligon
Jenny Welch
Stephanie Beacham
Vanessa Welch
Norman Eshley
Father Bernard Cutler
Sheila Keith
Miss Brabazon
Hilda Barry
Mrs. Meldrum
Stewart Bevan
Terry Wyatt
Julia McCarthy
Mrs. Davey
John Yule
Robert
Bill Kerr
Mrs. Davey
Victor Winding
Dr. Guardio
Bill Kerr
Mr. Davey
Jack Allen
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Kim Butcher
Valerie Davey
Ivor Salter
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Andrew Sachs
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Jane Hayward
Nurse Fowler
Mervyn Johns
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on Sun Dec 10 2023

**_What happens if the respected minister turns out to be… a psycho?_** In the greater London area, a young woman (Susan Penhaligon) is disturbed by the unethical practices of a Catholic priest (Anthony Sharp). Stephanie Beacham plays her older sister and Norman Eshley a mutual friend, a young minister. “House of Mortal Sin” (1976) is a drama/crime thriller with some horror that mixes bits from "Psycho," “Rachel, Rachel,” "Rosemary's Baby" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," just with a British milieu. As good as those films are, this one’s pretty much on par in its own unique way, wh...